Insanely Cool Firefox Extension
I just started using Mozilla Firefox as my browser a few weeks ago. Sad to say, my dad discovered the browser and told me about it. This is a man, mind you, who retired from being a pharmacist when he realized he was going to have to use a PC daily. Now you can’t get him away from mah jong and porn. (Yes, ick.) Anyway … check this out: Pix2Fone allows those of us without a camera phone to upload photos from our PC to a mobile phone!

I saved a few files to my phone to use as caller IDs. I made the files fairly small (about 50kb in most cases) and Pix2Fone has a handy feature that automatically sizes the photo to fit your phone’s screen.

Now all I need is for someone whose photo I saved to call me lol.

Note from M. on Jan. 16: It works! I uploaded photos for a few friends, two of whom FINALLY called me Sunday afternoon. Now I see their smiling faces when they call. Awwwww …

The Joy of Rediscovering Old CDs
My main new year’s resolution is to get organized. To that end, I’ve been going through my endless piles of crap — I have SO MUCH stuff! — including roughly 10 zillion CDs (maybe a few hundred). I’m copying a few of my favorites to iTunes right now, because I rarely listen to a CD except maybe at work.

Here’s one of the coolest CDs I own: Peter Gabriel, live in Indianapolis on July 2, 2003. Yes, Indianapolis. Genius Peter recorded each show during that tour, and a CD of each was available for purchase roughly 10 days later. Well worth the $30 for the two-CD set, esp. including the “do-over” of “Growing Up” after the big inflatable bubble he jumping about the stage in had a leak and started to deflate. I saw this concert with the ex and we were relatively happy that night, even though it was July, about 900 degrees and 150% humidity. I even let him stop at White Castle on the way home lol. (I hate the smell.)

Tiny Steps Forward
Mark called me tonight. I didn’t think he would. He was in a good mood and sounded happy to talk to me. We didn’t talk about last night; he just said that today was a good day at work esp. compared to the rest of the week. He told me about his frustrations with the physicians he has to deal with who write a blanket order for several types of therapy (speech, occupational, physical) whether a patient needs it or not, so he has to waste time with those patients instead of helping the people who need it the most. He and his brother are moving his parents’ furniture around tomorrow; as he put it, they’re going to “feng shui the hell out of the house.” He said he’ll call me tomorrow evening … maybe I’ll be home, maybe not. Okay, chances are I will, unless my friend Chris also is bored and dateless. If not, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships are on. Maybe I’ll even see one of my childhood crushes, Robin Cousins. Sigh.